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Title
Iron Circle (Amphitheatre)
Date
2002–2005
Medium
Corten steel
Measurements
H 95 x W 1100 x D 3 cm (E)
Accession number
DL2_HJC_S073
Acquisition method
gift from Bussey & Armstrong
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Darlington Borough Council
Custodian
Darlington Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
21st June 2005
Access
at all times
Inscription description
THIS IS LOCOMOTION TOWN, WHERE THE RAILWAYS FIRST RAN / THIS IS QUAKERTOWN, WHERE THE SHARING TOOK ROOT / THIS IS DARLINGTOWN, THAT WEARS ITS HEART WITHIN ITS NAME; around the rim of the hemispheric bowl in concentric circles of relief uppercase lettering: LOCOMOTION / QUAKERTOWN / DARLINGTOWN / JOCKEY CAP / STAINEMORE / MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE / LEGS CROSS / DURHAM / HARTLEPOOL / STOCKTON / ROSEBERRY TOPPING / TONTINE / YORK / N / E / S / W